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FUNDING DEV'T PROGRAMS. Northern Samar Governor Edwin Ongchuan in this undated photo. Ongchuan on Friday (Nov. 19, 2021) called for a continued anti-insurgency drive through the development programs under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict.(Photo courtesy of Northern Samar provincial government) TACLOBAN CITY - Northern Samar's provincial government has urged the central government to sustain the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) amid calls to abolish the anti-insurgency body and cut its budget. Governor Edwin Ongchuan said...

ROAD TO PROGRESS. Officials visit the remote village of Hitapian in Catubig, Northern Samar for an outreach activity in this Jan. 14, 2021 photo. The village is one of six former rebel-infested areas in Eastern Visayas identified as a recipient of Barangay Development Program. (Photo courtesy of DILG-8) TACLOBAN CITY - The province of Northern Samar has kicked off the development projects in six communities previously infiltrated by the New People's Army (NPA). The government earmarked PHP120 million, or PHP20 million for each village, Northern Samar provincial information officer Jhon All...

2-day police operations yield 36 arrests

Sitting off the ring of fire, the Philippines is no stranger to seismic activity. One of the most disastrous earthquakes that shook the nation took place in 2012 after a magnitude 6.7 unfolded and led to the deaths of dozens of individuals and...

X Update Tue, 1 Jun 2021, 00:39 Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.5 just reported 72 km southeast of Mati, Philippines 4.5 quake 1 Jun 8:14 am (GMT +8) An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred in the morning on Tuesday 1 June 2021 at 8:14 am local time near Mati, Davao Oriental, Davao, Philippines, as reported by the United States Geological Survey. According to preliminary data, the quake was located at an intermediate to considerable depth of 152.8 km. The strength of the earthquake may have been tempered by its relative great depth below the surface, which makes it feel weaker in absolute...